That's right. But what I mean to say is that in a normal situation, sales would now be lower and then rise again with the release of MK8 Deluxe in two weeks. The spike would be way bigger than now is possible due to production/stock constraints, so instead of a big spike, we'll see a more flat line but at a higher base level. (Although I think there will be a spike at MK8D launch, it won't reach anywhere near 100k)
That would be a bummer if next week it's still the case.
Great holds all around for Switch HW and SW, nice!
Other platforms still dropping...
Yo Capcom, put RE4 on the Switch, I'd play it again in handheld (would only be my 6th time buying it!)
Can Zelda leg it to a million? That would make me so happy.
Can Zelda leg it to a million? That would make me so happy.
Don't worry, you can be sure they have all the remasters lined-up for the Switch (RE0, 1, 4). Capcom just looooooove re-re-re-re-re-releasing their Resident Evil games to every platform that can run them and isn't called the Wii U.
is the Switch supply constrained in Japan? Impressive numbers either way.
Don't worry, you can be sure they have all the remasters lined-up for the Switch (RE0, 1, 4). Capcom just looooooove re-re-re-re-re-releasing their Resident Evil games to every platform that can run them and isn't called the Wii U.
There's no way Nintendo doesn't go for a 100k+ Switch shipment at Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launch.That's right. But what I mean to say is that in a normal situation, sales would now be lower and then rise again with the release of MK8 Deluxe in two weeks. The spike would be way bigger than now is possible due to production/stock constraints, so instead of a big spike, we'll see a more flat line but at a higher base level. (Although I think there will be a spike at MK8D launch, it won't reach anywhere near 100k)
I think TGS will be particularly interesting for Switch this year.
Well, given the slight lag with Japanese sales numbers (they're for last week and all), Nintendo technically have two weeks to try and pump out more units for Mario Kart 8D.
Should be interesting though if that potentially caps the sales boost.
By this time next year the idea that some people have been pushing around that Switch was never going to get Japanese support will be incredibly laughable.I think TGS will be particularly interesting for Switch this year.
Edit: btw where's RE2 Remake?
How many Switches are we expecting to be out in the wild for MK8 launch? Nintendo surely(hopefully) will have prepped extra for this week (so 60k+ in next weeks thread instead of 40K+), and then at least 100K for Mk8 launch?
That's right. But what I mean to say is that in a normal situation, sales would now be lower and then rise again with the release of MK8 Deluxe in two weeks. The spike would be way bigger than now is possible due to production/stock constraints, so instead of a big spike, we'll see a more flat line but at a higher base level. (Although I think there will be a spike at MK8D launch, it won't reach anywhere near 100k)
To be fair, there's only so many Switches (Switch's?) available. They would have been limited to the maximum amount, especially if they were doing it for the investor meeting.
I wonder if they're regretting not bringing Revelations HD to the Switch along side PS4 and Xbox. Maybe they'll scramble and try to shit out a port for Switch.
04./04. [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) - 10.048 / 176.368 (-19%)
Switch sold close to 80k units during the Splatoon 2 testfire week. There's no way it doesn't get very close or over 100K for MK8D.
Are you waiting to call the election too?I'm still waiting until the Switch has sold the same amount of consoles as the Wii U did. Seeing whether this is just the hardcore who bought the Wii W in the first few weeks buying their Switch in the first few weeks, but the stock supply issues has dragged the numbers out giving the Switch impressive looking legs when compared to Wii U.
Beyond being one of all time best, it has following things going for it:Can Zelda leg it to a million? That would make me so happy.
BOTW at 475k, over MM3D and ALBW!
I agree they misread it and they should have had a Switch version ready. My guess they will announce one soon or wanted to wait for MH5 for the new system.But on the other hand, their only direct competition on Switch would be Zelda and Switch has the most momentum out of all consoles.
Its understandable why they missjudged the situation, but they probably did.
Hm really? I knew that'd sell well enough. Bomberman surprised me the most.Yeah I think 1-2 Switch's sales have been the most surprising. I'm more interestedi n seeing if the legs continue for that after there are more games on the market, or if people are just hungry for something other than Zelda to buy.
Are you waiting to call the election too?
Yeah, Nier was a pleasant surprise. Well deserved too
Beyond being one of all time best, it has following things going for it:
- it's so long most people are still playing it
- it's "relaunched" twice this year with DLCs
- consequence of these two points is it must be hard to buy in second hand
I do believe it could reach one million when all said and done.
I'm still waiting until the Switch has sold the same amount of consoles as the Wii U did. Seeing whether this is just the hardcore who bought the Wii W in the first few weeks buying their Switch in the first few weeks, but the stock supply issues has dragged the numbers out giving the Switch impressive looking legs when compared to Wii U.
Can Zelda leg it to a million? That would make me so happy.
Yeah, that's how I feel as well. 100k is a no-brainer imo, and I think it'll be quite a bit higher, so I'm guessing 170k for the corresponding week.
Beyond being one of all time best, it has following things going for it:
- it's so long most people are still playing it
- it's "relaunched" twice this year with DLCs
- consequence of these two points is it must be hard to buy in second hand
I do believe it could reach one million when all said and done.
Hm really? I knew that'd sell well enough. Bomberman surprised me the most.
Yeah I think 1-2 Switch's sales have been the most surprising. I'm more interestedi n seeing if the legs continue for that after there are more games on the market, or if people are just hungry for something other than Zelda to buy.
Edit: I don't think there will be more than 150k Switch on the market for MK8.
Can Zelda leg it to a million? That would make me so happy.
Haha........no
I don't think Nintendo will be able to ship that many consoles in a week in Japan if there's still supply issues in the US too. Around 100k feels more reasonable.
Haha........no. All I was getting at was Wii U sold close to 500k in 2 weeks. Then started to slowly tail off. Switch is now looking like having better legs, but in reality hasn't sold as much as the Wii U. What I was getting at was that the Switch could start declining anytime now like every other console has, that's all.
I don't think it will, but it's not outside the realms of possibility, hence why I'm not getting to excited by the prospect of Nintendo being "back" just yet.
In all probability, what will happen is MK8 will drive sales for several weeks, Arms will do the same and Splatoon 2 will be stupid successful, and Switch will sell at least 3m by end of the year.
With less snark I mean waiting for it to pass wii u to make a determination seems unnecessary.
You're not still waiting until the ps4 passes the 3DS WW to say it'll do better right? That was clear fairly early.
It seems PS4 is not holding so well lately... what's the next big game releasing for the platform?
And how's the hold for MHXX? I'd say not so bad but now 2 million LTD (without a Best Price release) seems impossible to achieve.
Haha........no. All I was getting at was Wii U sold close to 500k in 2 weeks. Then started to slowly tail off. Switch is now looking like having better legs, but in reality hasn't sold as much as the Wii U. What I was getting at was that the Switch could start declining anytime now like every other console has, that's all.
I don't think it will, but it's not outside the realms of possibility, hence why I'm not getting to excited by the prospect of Nintendo being "back" just yet.
In all probability, what will happen is MK8 will drive sales for several weeks, Arms will do the same and Splatoon 2 will be stupid successful, and Switch will sell at least 3m by end of the year.
A factor in that regard will be whether or not BOTW is seen as so iconic to the system that it can be an evergreen title - ie, if you pick up a Switch at any point, you have to pick up BOTW. If so, then even if it took three years, it might reach a million.
Or, it may get supplanted by the likes of Splatoon, and who knows what may come next year.
The most impressive of region of the switch so far is America which has already sold 4-5 months of the wii u/3DS sales (including the entirety of Christmas in the case of the wii u) in it's first month. It's why I have no fears of the switch suddenly falling off regardless. US's less than thrilling embrace is a large reason why the 3DS ended up at the LTD it's currently at with Japan making up roughly a third of it's total sales. If the US is eating it up the chances of Japan suddenly dying off is extremely slim since the US is the far harder market for Nintendo.